Western Design Center 65816
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The W65816 (also: 65C816), a 16-bit microprocessor developed by the Western Design Center (WDC), is an expanded and compatible successor to the venerable MOS Technology 6502. The 65816 has two 16-bit index registers, a stack pointer, a 16-bit direct page register, and a 24-bit address bus.
Notable uses of the W65816
- in the Apple IIGS (2.8 MHz)
- in the Super Famicom/Super Nintendo video game consoles (3.58 MHz)
- in the SuperCPU accelerators for the Commodore 64 and 128 (20 MHz)
References
This article was originally based on material from the Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, which is used under the GFDL.
- Eyes, David; Lichty, Ron (1986). Programming the 65816 including the 6502, 65C02, and 65802. New York: Brady/Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-89303-789-3.
External links
- W65C816S information from WDC – With link to datasheet in PDF
- A 6502 Programmer's Introduction to the 65816 – By Brett Tabke, with instruction set summary from Creative Micro Designs.
| List of 65xx(x)-based products from MOS Technology and the Western Design Center |
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Single board computers & microprocessors: MOS/CBM KIM-1 |
6501 |
6502 |
6507 |
6508 |
6509 |
6510/7501/8510 |
8500 |
8502 |
W65C02 |
W65816 |
W65802 |
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